Definition of dihybrid in English:
dihybrid
noun dʌɪˈhʌɪbrɪddīˈhībrid
Genetics A hybrid that is heterozygous for alleles of two different genes.
as modifier a dihybrid cross
Example sentencesExamples
- Include in your report only crosses used to determine the map, you can use dihybrids or trihybrids (trihybrids will be much faster).
- When dihybrids make gametes, they produce 4 possibilities which are listed on top and on the side of the box below.
- This is simply a cross between dihybrids, except that the various alleles do not have simple dominant-recessive relations, and their exists an interaction between the two loci.
- Other genetic interactions were identified because the results of crossing two dihybrids produced a modified Mendelian ratio.
- To simplify the analysis, mate the dihybrid with a homozygous recessive strain (ccshsh).